Download or read book Prince Philip written by Philip Eade and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the first thirty years of Prince Philip's life from his childhood in Greece, France, Nazi Germany, and Britain to his marriage to Queen Elizabeth.
Download or read book Queen Elizabeth II written by Philip Ziegler and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, from her first official photograph as a baby in 1926 to her greeting President Obama at Buckingham Palace in 2009. Each chapter begins with a text by bestselling historian and biographer Philip Ziegler, covering the key royal and historical events of the period.
Download or read book Philip written by Gyles Brandreth and published by Coronet. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ____________________________________________________________________________________ THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER 'It is a beautifully written book about a unique and extraordinary man who was the longest-serving consort to the longest reigning monarch in British history. I have read many other books about Philip but this is the best.' - DAILY EXPRESS 'Gloriously witty and incisive' - DAILY MAIL 'It's bloody brilliant, totally inspiring ... it's a joy to read a book that comes from a perspective of fondness. There are whole pages I want to read to the kids and stick to the fridge.' - KIRSTIE ALLSOPP, THE TIMES 'As a sparkling celebration of Prince Philip, the book will be hard to beat' - THE TELEGRAPH 'Brandreth explores a temperament on the brink of anger and agitation with immense tact, even affection.' - THE SPECTATOR 'This affectionate biography of Prince Philip is stuffed with entertaining anecdotes ... so readable and refreshing even after the millions of words that have been written about Prince Philip in the past couple of weeks.' - THE TIMES 'Brilliant... there is so much in this book you won't find anywhere else.' - LORRAINE 'A stately, respectful and joyful tribute. It is an extraordinary story, told with unique insight and authority by an author who knew him for more than 40 years.' - EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS 'A warm, affectionate portrait of the much-missed Duke ... a rich source of insights and anecdotes.' - SAGA MAGAZINE ______________________________________________________________________________________ This is the story of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - the longest-serving consort to the longest-reigning sovereign in British history. It is an extraordinary story, told with unique insight and authority by an author who knew the prince for more than forty years. Philip - elusive, complex, controversial, challenging, often humorous, sometimes irascible - is the man Elizabeth II once described as her 'constant strength and guide'. Who was he? What was he really like? What is the truth about those 'gaffes' and the rumours of affairs? This is the final portrait of an unexpected and often much-misunderstood figure. It is also the portrait of a remarkable marriage that endured for more than seventy years. Philip and Elizabeth were both royal by birth, both great-great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria, but, in temperament and upbringing, they were two very different people. The Queen's childhood was loving and secure, the Duke's was turbulent; his grandfather assassinated, his father arrested, his family exiled, his parents separated when he was only ten. Elizabeth and Philip met as cousins in the 1930s. They married in 1947, aged twenty-one and twenty-six. Philip: The Final Portrait tells the story of two contrasting lives, assesses the Duke of Edinburgh's character and achievement, and explores the nature of his relationships with his wife, his children and their families - and with the press and public and those at court who were suspicious of him in the early days. This is a powerful, revealing and, ultimately, moving account of a long life and a remarkable royal partnership.
Download or read book Philip Elizabeth written by Gyles Daubeney Brandreth and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2004 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, having spent time with the royal couple, explores the marriage between Queen Elizabeth II and Philip.
Download or read book Philip II and Alexander the Great written by Elizabeth Carney and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The careers of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great (III) were interlocked in innumerable ways: Philip II centralized ancient Macedonia, created an army of unprecedented skill and flexibility, came to dominate the Greek peninsula, and planned the invasion of the Persian Empire with a combined Graeco-Macedonian force, but it was Alexander who actually led the invading forces, defeated the great Persian Empire, took his army to the borders of modern India, and created a monarchy and empire that, despite its fragmentation, shaped the political, cultural, and religious world of the Hellenistic era. Alexander drove the engine his father had built, but had he not done so, Philip's achievements might have proved as ephemeral as had those of so many earlier Macedonian rulers. On the other hand, some scholars believe that Alexander played a role, direct or indirect, in the murder of his father, so that he could lead the expedition to Asia that his father had organized. In short, it is difficult to understand or assess one without considering the other. This collection of previously unpublished articles looks at the careers and impact of father and son together. Some of the articles consider only one of the Macedonian rulers although most deal with both, and with the relationship, actual or imagined, between the two. The volume will contain articles on military and political history but also articles that look at the self-generated public images of Philip and Alexander, the counter images created by their enemies, and a number that look at how later periods understood them, concluding with the Hollywood depiction of the relationship. Despite the plethora of collected works that deal with Philip and Alexander, this volume promises to make a genuine contribution to the field by focusing specifically on their relationship to one another.
Download or read book Elizabeth and Philip written by Charles Higham and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dressed to Rule written by Philip Mansel and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history rulers have used clothes as a form of legitimization and propaganda. While palaces, pictures, and jewels might reflect the choice of a monarch’s predecessors or advisers, clothes reflected the preferences of the monarch himself. Being both personal and visible, the right costume at the right time could transform and define a monarch’s reputation. Many royal leaders have known this, from Louis XIV to Catherine the Great and from Napoleon I to Princess Diana. This intriguing book explores how rulers have sought to control their image through their appearance. Mansel shows how individual styles of dress throw light on the personalities of particular monarchs, on their court system, and on their ambitions. The book looks also at the economics of the costume industry, at patronage, at the etiquette involved in mourning dress, and at the act of dressing itself. Fascinating glimpses into the lives of European monarchs and contemporary potentates reveal the intimate connection between power and the way it is packaged.
Download or read book Elizabeth and Philip written by Charles Higham and published by Berkley. This book was released on 1993 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This "readable, gossipy, engaging" (San Francsico Examiner) page-turner will delight millions of anglophile Royal watchers with an in-depth look at the lives of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, and their famous--sometimes infamous--family. "The best (book) to date on the subject".--London Free Press. Photo insert.
Download or read book Queen and Consort written by Lynne Bell and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2007-10-31 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2007, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary. This love story examines their outstandingly successful marriage.
Download or read book PEOPLE Elizabeth and Philip written by The Editors of PEOPLE and published by Time Home Entertainment. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the 70th anniversary of marriage The marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip has now lasted an astonishing seven decades, and their romance is longer still. Go inside their complicated yet loving relationship in Elizabeth and Philip: A Royal Romance, a beautiful new special edition from the editors of People. This one-of-a-kind volume goes from the pair's first meeting, when Elizabeth was a schoolgirl of 13 and Philip a navy cadet, through their opulent wedding; their parenthood to Princes Charles, Andrew and Edward and Princess Anne; and their diamond years today. The extraordinary relationship-at the heart of Netflix's hit series The Crown-People chronicles with gorgeous photography and powerful, entertaining stories from every stage of their marriage and their lives, both public and private. Readers will find out how Elizabeth learned to balance the roles of wife, mother and queen; how the royal family has celebrated its many good times, including the queen's Jubilee Years, many royal weddings and the births of numerous grandchildren; and persevered through bad times, including the fire that nearly destroyed Buckingham Palace and the death of Princess Diana. Additionally, fans of The Crown will discover where the series precisely captures the past-and where it veers from history. Go inside the lives of the Windsors, and their enduring love, in Elizabeth and Philip: A Royal Romance.
Download or read book Young Prince Philip His Turbulent Early Life written by Philip Eade and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2011-06-09 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sunday Times bestseller A Radio 4 Book of the Week, June 2021 ‘Highly readable ... deserves to take its place among the first rank of modern royal biographies’ Daily Mail ‘The narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read’ Lynn Barber, Sunday Times
Download or read book Elizabeth Philip and Their Royal Family written by Daily Daily Mail and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-29 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 200 photographs show the Queen and Prince Philip through their royal career
Download or read book Elizabeth and Philip written by Judith Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the lives of Elizabeth, the eldest child of England's royal family, and Philip through their childhoods, the early years of their marriage and their public lives after Elizabeth assumes the throne of the British Empire.
Download or read book Photograph of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip written by Fiorenza Johnson Drew Collection and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prince Philip written by INGRID. SEWARD and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 70 years, Prince Philip has been the Queen's constant companion and support, but his vital role in the monarchy has too often gone largely unnoticed. Now, in Ingrid Seward's superb new biography of the Duke of Edinburgh, we get the chance to read the full story of his remarkable life and achievements. Born into the Greek and Danish royal families in 1921, a descendant of Queen Victoria, Prince Philip's aristocratic credentials were second to none. But, only 18 months after his birth, the family had to be rescued by a British warship from the island of Corfu after his father was exiled. His nomadic childhood was spent in Germany, Paris and eventually England where he was sent to boarding school. At the age of 18, while studying at Dartmouth Naval College, he was asked to look after the King's two daughters, 13-year-old Elizabeth and her sister Margaret, during a royal visit. It was their first proper meeting and, only eight years later, their marriage in 1947 brought new light to the country after the perils of the war. But, within a few years, their lives were transformed when in 1952 she became Queen Elizabeth II, and he had to give up his naval career and learn a new role as consort, deferring in public to the monarch and even having to give up his surname. In Ingrid Seward's brilliant new biography, we see how such a man of action coped with having to spend the next seventy years of his life walking two steps behind his wife. His reaction was to create a role for himself, modernising the monarchy, campaigning to protect the environment, supporting the sciences and engineering, and inspiring the young through the Duke of Edinburgh Awards. But, above all, he proved himself to be the Queen's most valuable and loyal companion throughout her long reign. The TV series The Crown has helped bring Prince Philip to the centre of attention, but this superb biography not only examines the major influences on his life but is packed with revealing behind-the-scenes details and great insight. This first major biography of Prince Philip for almost 30 years shines new light on his complex character and extraordinary career.
Download or read book Adolf Hitler written by United Library and published by United Library. This book was released on 2021-01-22 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adolf Hitler was van 1933 tot 1945 kanselier van Duitsland en was voor het grootste deel van zijn tijd aan de macht als dictator en leider van de nazi-partij, oftewel de nationaal-socialistische Duitse Arbeiderspartij. Het fascistische beleid van Hitler versnelde de Tweede Wereldoorlog en leidde tot de genocide die bekend staat als de Holocaust en die resulteerde in de dood van zo'n zes miljoen Joden en nog eens vijf miljoen niet-strijders. "Als je wint, hoef je het niet uit te leggen... Als je verliest, moet je er niet bij zijn om het uit te leggen!" - Adolf Hitler. Dit is de beschrijvende, beknopte biografie van Adolf Hitler.
Download or read book The Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh to the United States of America October 16 21 1957 written by United States Information Service and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
